Anybody know the names of Hot Honk, Louis Hanson, Bart Drake, J.A. Sennoff, Jr? (on a Vega s/n 36593)

[Heather Masterton]

Friends,

In our Kovel's Collector's Gallery newsletter, a correspondent posted a photo of a banjo marked,"Fairbanks Banjo, made by the Vega Company, Boston, Mass."

On the inside are several signatures and dates, all in the early 1920s.

They are:

- Hot Honk, Louis Hanson, Bart Drake, J.A. Sennoff, Jr, and others.

Anybody know these names?

According to Kovel's the instrument's serial number 36593, means it was manufactured between 1915 and 1920.

Another note says the head was replaced Feb 6, 1922.

Kovel's says: "The Vega Co. was founded in Boston in 1889; it took over the A.C.Fairbanks Co. in 1903, making Fairbanks banjos for about 10 years."

Your thoughts?

- Heather Masterton

Barn Swallow Antiques

ebay ID: mastertonh

[Jody Stecher]

Heather, I'm not familiar with these names but I did a double take when I saw your ebay ID "mastertonh" which is one letter away from the name the Gibson musical instrument company gave to their high end banjos, starting in the early 1920s. mastertonh/mastertone. My first reaction was "why is Mastertone auctioning Dobson stuff". I had a good laugh when I read your "handle" more carefully.

[Heather Masterton]

Thank you, Jody.I appreciate the Dobson/mastertonh irony..
:-)
I have enjoyed viewing your videos immensely!

[Jody Stecher]

Now this is getting interesting as I haven't posted any videos anywhere.

[marc dalmasso]

fantastique , très bon

[Heather Masterton]

we-e-elll, there's this one - guitar, not banjo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rn_1dCWirs
via a link to this site, Stefan Grossman's guitar site.
http://guitarvideos.com/video/dvd/605dvd.htm

[Heather Masterton]

Bonjour M. Dalmasso - J'aime beaucoup vos videos - elles sont très amusantes!

[Jody Stecher]

ah, that's Stefan's video. It just happens to be of me. I guess he posted it.